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ESA BRIEFING ON VEGA-C ENQUIRY COMMISSION FINDINGS, Oct 2, 2023, Paris, FR, 6:30 am EDT (12:30 pm CEST)
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ESA will hold a briefing on October 2, 2023 at 12:30 pm Central European Summer Time (which is 6:30 am Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss the results of the independent inquiry into the test failure of the Vega-C Zefiro 40 motor on June 28, 2023.
The briefing will air on ESA TV.
Participants are:
- Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General
- Giovanni Colangelo, ESA Inspector General and Chair of the Independent Enquiry Commission
- Giulio Ranzo, CEO, Avio (which makes the Zefiro 40 motor)
- Stephané Israël, CEO, Arianespace
- Toni Tolker-Nielsen, ESA Director of Space Transportation
As part of the briefing, they will provide an update on when Vega-C launches will resume in 2024.
Vega-C is replacing the Vega rocket. Vega’s final launch also is this week, on October 6.